Senior Chinese Officer Says PLA Has “Zero Contact” with North Korea
Here is what Senior Colonel Zhou Bo from China’s Ministry of National Defense had to say about the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) contact with North Korea:
What sort of relations does the Chinese military have with its North Korean counterparts? Are you in regular contact with them?
No not at all. We have zero contact with them right now.
Why is that the case when China – at least some officials – refer to North Korea as neighbours, sometimes even as a good neighbour? So you have no contact with the military of a close neighbour?
No, currently we do not have any contact or ties with the DPRK militarily. In the past we did, we had a lot of contact and exchanges. I think this reflect a kind of change in our relationship for the reasons known to all.
China and DPRK are definitely neighbors, and we fought a war on Korean soil a long, long time ago. But what I would say is China is right now united with the international community to seriously honour UN resolutions, and we hope we eventually may find a solution to these problems. [Channel News Asia]
I find it hard to believe they have no contact with North Korea. So there is no PLA defense attache at the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang?
So, let me get this straight, the PLA has “zero contact” with the NKA? I guess all those pictures at the border where PLA soldiers are seen helping with the transfer of sanction-busting goods to the NK Border Guards (a branch of the NKA) were photoshopped huh?
It seems the North Korean nuke program took on a life all of its own, clocked at hummingbird speed, wonder how did they get so fast to develop those nukes, PLA, Russian or both.
Past and Future, such tricky little words.
Past: Five Minutes Ago
Future: Five Minutes from Now
So, for a Ten Minute Window for this interview, the Red Chinese Army had no Official Contact with their DPRK counterparts. “Take a break! Smoke ’em if you got ’em.’
Yeah, I’ve seen that little word game played out before.
North Korea appeared to use China truck in its first claimed ICBM test
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china-truck-idUSKBN19P1J3
See those are Chinese police, not the Army….an important difference the Chinese would like you to appreciate.
Again, not from the Chinese army, it was just bought at Honest Hans used car and TEL lot. We finance E-1 and up!
Once again, MTB Rider is wise beyond his years!
As FlyingSword would be quick to point out, that was not the PLA or the Russians, it was civilian nuclear experts with no affiliation to the PLA or Russian military.
Whether PLA, Russian, cilvian I would think they got bits and pieces from all three at one time or another.
LOL! 😆